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Courtesan Reading a Letter under a Mosquito Net

Courtesan Reading a Letter under a Mosquito Net

(Japanese, active about 1696–1716)
1710s
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (tan-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color
DimensionsVertical ô-ôban; 46.6 x 31.7 cm (18 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.1337
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross
Korean Equestrian Acrobats
Korean Equestrian Acrobats
Torii Kiyomasu I
The Banquet of the Shutendôji, [No. 5] from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
The Banquet of the Shutendôji, [No. 5] from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1700 (Genroku 13)
Yorimitsu and His Retainers Killing the Shutendôji, No. 6 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Yorimitsu and His Retainers Killing the Shutendôji, No. 6 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1700 (Genroku 13)
Yorimitsu and His Retainers at the Entrance to Shutendôji's Cave (below) and Yorimitsu Paying His Respects to Shutendôji (above), No. 4 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Yorimitsu and His Retainers at the Entrance to Shutendôji's Cave (below) and Yorimitsu Paying His Respects to Shutendôji (above), No. 4 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1700 (Genroku 13)
Watanabe no Tsuna Receives a Visit from His Aunt (below) and the Ibaraki Demon Recovers Its Arm (above), No. 2 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Watanabe no Tsuna Receives a Visit from His Aunt (below) and the Ibaraki Demon Recovers Its Arm (above), No. 2 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1700 (Genroku 13)
Yorimitsu and His Retainers Meet the God of Sumiyoshi (above) and a Woman Washing Bloodstained Clothes (below), No. 3 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Yorimitsu and His Retainers Meet the God of Sumiyoshi (above) and a Woman Washing Bloodstained Clothes (below), No. 3 from an untitled series of the adventures of Yorimitsu
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1700 (Genroku 13)
Two Courtesans
Two Courtesans
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1715
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I
Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke I
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1719 (Kyôhô 4)
Woman Reading the Akashi Chapter of the Tale of Genji
Woman Reading the Akashi Chapter of the Tale of Genji
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1710s
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô II as a Komusô and Nakamura Takesaburô I as Kewaizaka Shôshô
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô II as a Komusô and Nakamura Takesaburô I as Kewaizaka Shôshô
Torii Kiyomasu I
1715 (Shôtoku 5), 1st month
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Cherry Blossoms of Love (Koi-zakura): Actor Sanjô Kantarô II (?) as Yaoya Oshichi
Torii Kiyomasu I
1718 (Kyôho 3), 1st month
Actors Sodesaki Kotarô and Nakamura Takesaburô I as a Couple Playing Sugoroku
Actors Sodesaki Kotarô and Nakamura Takesaburô I as a Couple Playing Sugoroku
Torii Kiyomasu I
about 1710 (Hôei 7)